Tag: Death
Attorney says suit planned in FAMU band death
by on Nov.27, 2011, under Health and Fitness
The family of a Florida A&M University drum major who died in what authorities suspect was a hazing incident will sue the school, an attorney said Friday.
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Mother-Child Death Rates Down But Still Short of 2015 Goal
by on Sep.21, 2011, under Health and Fitness
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) — Mother and child death
rates are declining faster than in the previous decade in more than half
the countries around the world, an indication that international efforts
to improve mother and child health …
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Gene Variant May Raise Death Risk After Heart Bypass
by on Sep.17, 2011, under Health and Fitness
FRIDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) — People who carry a certain
genetic variant involved in blood clotting and inflammation have a lower
five-year survival rate after coronary artery bypass surgery, researchers
report.
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Heavy Drinking Ups Odds of Death in House Fire
by on Sep.15, 2011, under Health and Fitness
THURSDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) — Drinking heavily may
increase a person's risk of dying in a house fire, researchers warn.
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2 Burkina Faso midwives jailed over woman’s death
by on Sep.07, 2011, under Health and Fitness
A Burkina Faso prosecutor says two midwives have been jailed amid accusations they left a woman to die in labor while they watched television.
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Blood Protein Might Signal Death Risk in Elderly
by on Aug.30, 2011, under Health and Fitness
TUESDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) — Swedish scientists have
identified a protein circulating in the blood which seems to be a
harbinger of an increased risk of death among elderly people.
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Yale disputes OSHA criticism in student's lab death
by on Aug.17, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Federal safety regulators say Yale University lab equipment responsible for a student's accidental death this spring lacked some required safety features, a finding that the school disputed on Tuesday.
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Return to smoking after heart attack ups death risk
by on Jul.24, 2011, under Health and Fitness
After a heart attack, quitting smoking may offer a patient more benefits than any medication, but Italian researchers say the flipside is that resuming smoking after leaving the hospital can raise the same patient's risk of dying as much as fi…
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Cancer death rates continue drop: report
by on Jun.19, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Cancer death rates are continuing to fall, but not all segments of the population are benefiting, the American Cancer Society said on Friday.
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Cancer death rate gap widens based on education
by on Jun.17, 2011, under Health and Fitness
The gap in cancer death rates between college graduates and those who only went to high school is widening, the American Cancer Society reported Friday.
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